The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-06-02
Sights at the Depot.

Sights at the Depot.
"a great MANY funny things happen
every day around every Union railroad
depot where they employ a guard to
compel passengers to show their tick
cts before going Through the gates. and
il q man loves ito study human nature,
no better place can be. found for the
purpose. The writer happened to be
in Chicago a few days since, and hay
ing arrived at the depot some time be-
fore the Milwaukee train pulled out, he
had a splendid opportunity to watch
the surging mass of people from the
back platform OF the parlor car, as they
pin their mad rush, for the different
trains sfled,through. The first freak to
appear upon the scene was a seedy old
granger from away back, who had
probably been taking in the town. He
came %slouching up to the gate with a
iftyscent paper valise in one hand, and
"a pair of new boots tied together by
the straps, in the other. As he tried to
elbow his1way through the gate, the
guard stood in his way, and in tones.
such as only aguard 0 flong experience
ian command, shouted the one word
..tickets!'-.
This rather staggered the granger,
but after scratching his head till his
Shoulders were covered with dandrutf
and shay-seed, and staring at the guard
] with his expressionless eyes, he finally
pulled himself together sufficient to say:
Err houw's tibet, >sir?"
'.Your iticket," replied the guard,
-.and be, quick about it, too"
''Oh!-yas. Wall, I'll be tetotally
burned eff hain't gone an clean fur
got tew get it." And dropping his pa
per satchel outside, by q bench, he
slouched off taking his boots with him.
hethad hardly got out of sight when a
couple of policemen came along and
upon catching sight of the granger's
satchel, slowly began to surround it.
Looks kinder suspicious, eh, Bill?"
said the largest policeman to his part
ner. .~s.-
'.Roight We are," replied the other,
M Oh move that we git around the cor
aner befure it e%xploodes."
saw, you make me tired" said the
big one putting on a tough expression.
elf Ididn't have no, more grit than
you've got, I'd 90 and hire out as jan
itor fur de Young Mems Christian AS
ISOLATION. If de ting's got dynamite in
it, why it's my place to see dat it does
no damage, an I'm goin' to stay by it"
He was in the act of lifting it from
or,.o,oI rrIo~ fhn or,.o or>roor
edNppon the scene, with a yellow strip
in his hand, and on seeing his valise in
the hand of'the policeman, he gave a
yell that caused the small policeman to
fall over a bench in his fright. and
made the big n drop the satchel like a
hot potato.
BY the greet jumpin' gingo, don't
yew fellers dare tew tech tibet satchel,
OF sunthin' IL happen tew yer" And
The granger danced about with his arms
flying in a way that showed that he
wasn't afraid to tackle them both.
sOi tould ye it wus loaded" said the
little policeman, as he began to edge
off, .san' faint the loikes av me that'll
be Arthur titchin it, wild a tin fut pole.'
LOADED nuthin'," said the granger,
..sthere amt nuthin' there but 4 pair of
wooden socks N a flannel shirt n some
doughnuts. whit M'riar put in t'other
day"
At this point the crowd began to
s4aYggh, and the policeman got out of
SSsiaht and hearing as oon as possible.
Atllast, when the granger had suc-
zee Ned in getting through the gate, the
hS klWas all ready to pull out but he
the smoking car all right and
Bpeared from sight.
st as the guard had slammed the
i, and the conductor had hollered
aboard, an Irish womanscame run-
e down the steps, yelling the while.
f..Oopen thin gates! Oi have me
eket here in me fisht.'
But tho train had already begun to
love- and, on seeing this she made q
break for the high iron fence. and at
tempted to scale it. She succeeded in
reaching the top, when her dress
caught on the iron pickets and it took
the guard and two policemento lift her
of, when last seen she was shaking
her fist, first in the guards face and
then in the faces, of the two policemen,
and at intervals the word '.spalpeen''
was waited on the Chicago air to the.
WRITER'S ears, but by this time he was
too Tar away to catch the true DRIFT of
her. animated conversation. -Psck's
sss Found His Man.
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